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Acoustics, Early Keyboard Tuning & Upkeep
AUTHOR TITLE PUBLICATION DETAILS ISBN
- Baldwin Solid Body Harpsichord — Owner’s Manual Baldwin Piano & Organ Company 1966 -
Asselin, Pierre-Yves Musique et Tempérament éditions Costallat Paris 1985
FRANÇAIS
2 905 335 00 9
Barbieri, Patrizio Enharmonic Instruments and Music 1470–1900 Il Levante Libreria Editrice 2008 978 88 95203 14 0
Barbour, J Murray Tuning and Temperament Da Capo 1951 0 306 70422 6
Barclay, Robert L [ed] The Care of Historic Musical Instruments CCIM 1997 0 660 17116 3
Bavington, Peter Clavichord Tuning and Maintenance Keyword Press 2007 978 0 9555590 0 6
Bergeijk, Willem A Van &
Pierce, John R &
David, Edward E Jnr
Waves and the Ear Heinemann 1961 -
Billeter, Bernhard Anweisung zum Stimmen von Tasteninstrumenten in verschiedenen Temperaturen Verlag Merseburger Berlin 1982
DEUTSCH
3 87537 160 7
Bizzi, Guido The Maintenance of my Double Manual Harpsichord Bizzi Clavicembali -
Chuckrow, Robert Historical Tuning of Keyboard Instruments: Theory & Practice Rising Mist Publications 1999 0 9645919 1 X
Craig, Hugh Harpsichord Maintenance Manual Classic Press 1973 -
de Blaise, W Maintenance Manual de Blaise -
Dennis, Jean
[Panetta,Vincent J Jnr (trans & ed)]
Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning Cambridge 1987 0 521 31402 X
Donahue, Thomas A Guide to Musical Temperament Scarecrow Press 2005 0 8108 5438 4
Dowd, William A Short Maintenance Manual for William Dowd Harpsichords Dowd 1982 -
Duffin, Ross W How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) W W Norton & Company, Inc 2007 978 0 393 06227 4
Ernst, Friedrich über das Stimmen von Cembalo, Spinett, Clavichord und Klavier Edition Bochinsky 2004
DEUTSCH
3 923639 50 3
Fletcher, Neville H &
Rossing, Thomas D
The Physics of Musical Instruments Springer-Verlag 1991 0 387 96947 0
Goble, Robert & Son Ltd Notes on the Maintenance of Goble Harpsichords Goble -
Haynes, Bruce A History of Performing Pitch: The Story of “A” Scarecrow Press 2002 0 8108 4185 1
Helmholtz, Hermann
[Ellis, Alexander (trans)]
On the Sensations of Tone Dover 1954 0 486 60753 4
Henderson, Ian H Strobe Tuner Settings for the Historic Scales Henderson 1983 -
Herz, Eric Maintenance and Tuning of Harpsichords Eric Hertz Harpsichords, Inc 1976 -
Hood, Margaret Fortepiano Maintenance Manual Margaret Hood Fortepianos 1998 -
Hood, Margaret Harpsichord Repair Guide Margaret Hood Fortepianos 2003 -
Hubbard, Frank Harpsichord Regulating & Repairing Tuners Supply 1963 -
Isacoff, Stuart Temperament—How music became a battleground for the great minds of western civilization Vintage 2003 0 375 70330 6
Johnson Poletti, Janine Viennese Fortepiano Maintenance and Repair Guide Johnson Poletti 1988 -
Jorgensen, Owen Tuning the Historical Temperaments by Ear Northern Michigan University Press 1977 0 018616 00 X
Jorgensen, Owen Info 1K gif † The Equal-beating Temperaments Sunbury Press 1981 0 915548 12 7
Jorgensen, Owen H Tuning Michigan State University Press 1991 0 87013 290 3
Karp, Cary [ed] The Conservation and Technology of Musical Instruments — A Bibliographic Supplement to Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts, Volume 28 The Getty Conservation Institute 1992 0 89236 209 X
Kelletat, Herbert Zur musikalishen Temperatur — JS Bach und seine Zeit Verlag Merseburger Berlin 1981
DEUTSCH
3 87537 156 9
Kelletat, Herbert Zur musikalishen Temperatur — Wiener Klassik Verlag Merseburger Berlin 1982
DEUTSCH
3 87537 187 9
Kellner, Herbert Anton The Tuning of my Harpsichord Verlag Das Musikinstrument 1980 3 920 112 78 4
Klinkhamer, Joop Harpsichord Maintenance Manual Klinkhamer Amsterdam 1986 -
Klop, G C
[Wilson, Glen (trans)]
Info 1K gif † Harpsichord Tuning Course Outline Werkplaats voor Clavecimbelbouw 1974 -
Kottick, Edward L Info 1K gif † The Harpsichord Owner’s Guide — A Manual for Buyers & Owners University of North Carolina Press 1987 0 8078 1745 7
Lindley, Mark Lutes, Viols & Temperaments Cambridge 1984 0 521 28883 5
Lloyd, L S &
Boyle, Hugh
Intervals, Scales & Temperaments MacDonald & Jane’s 1978 0 354 04229 7
Mackenzie, ACN, of Ord The Temperament of Keyboard Music — Its Character; its Musicality; and its History ACN Mackenzie of Ord 2007 978 0 9556030 0 6
Meffen, John A Guide to Tuning Musical Instruments David & Charles 1982 0 7153 8169 5
Moroney, Davitt Tuning and Temperaments Davitt Moroney 1980 -
Neupert, Hanns Harpsichord Manual — A historical and technical discussion Bärenreiter 1968 -
Neupert, Hanns How to Maintain a Modern Harpsichord Bärenreiter 1968 -
Padgham, Charles A The Well-tempered Organ Positif Press 1986 0 906894 13 1
Pierce, John R The Science of Musical Sound Scientific American Books 1983 0 7167 1508 2
Phillips, John Owner’s Manual for John Phillips Harpsichords John Phillips Harpsichords 1996 -
Poletti, Paul Temperaments for dummies Paul Poletti Utrecht 2001 -
Rawson, John Maintenance Instructions Rawson 1984 -
Rossing, Thomas D [ed] The Science of String Instruments Springer 2010 978 1 4419 7109 8
Schugk, Hans-Joachim Praxis barocker Stimmungen und ihre theoretischen Grundlagen Rolf Drescher c1980
DEUTSCH
-
Smith, Eric Pianos— care and restoration Lutterworth Press 1980 0 7188 2463 6
Taylor, Robert S Sperrhake Harpsichord Manual Taylor 1968 -
Tuzzi, Claudio Clavicembali e Temperamenti Associazione Clavicembalistica Bolognese 1989
ITALIANO
0 907849 44 X
Vermeij, Koen Tuning & Maintenance of the Clavichord Het Nederlands Clavichord Genootschap
ENGLISH & NEDERLANDS
90 73029 01 5
Veroli, Claudio di Unequal Temperaments Artes Graficas Farro 1978 -
Waitzman, Mimi Instructions for the Use, Care and Routine Maintenance of the Harpsichord Mackinnon & Waitzman 1988 -
Way, D. Jacques
[Beebe, Carey (rev)]
The Tuning and Maintenance of Harpsichords Zuckermann Harpsichords Inc 1995 -
Werckmeister, Andreas Werkmeister’s Orgelprobe In English The Sunbury 1976 -
White, William Braid Piano Tuning and Allied Arts Tuners Supply Company 1950 -
Zuckermann, Wolfgang Joachim Info 1K gif The Modern Harpsichord — 20th Century Instruments and Their Makers October House -

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